New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-09-04
REFINEMENT OF CRUELTY.
TWO LADS wANTONLY TORTURE THEIR
PARENTS.
LEAVING THEM FOR OVER MONTH TO BELIEVE
THEIR SON DEAD TWO YOUNG RUNAWAY
YACHTsMEN.

| LEAVING THEM FOR OVER MONTH TO BELIEVE
THEIR SON DEAD D. TWO YOUNG RUNAWAY
| YACHTsMEN.
| fBr TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNAL
BosroN. Sept. 3.-The two young men who sailed
from Dorchester Bay on July cs in the yacht Merle
and had been given up TOR dead by their parents,
have been heard from In Philadelphia. They were
| George A. Sears and James T. Howe. jr. Sears Is
Dneteen and Howe is twenty one In the five weeks
Of their absence their grrfstricken parents searched
tor them all along the coast, telegrapned to all the
large ports, cabed to European cities p the hope OF
hearing from them on steamers, and finally had
sadly given up the search Early this season the two
boys. who live In the same neighborhOpd in Dor
chester purchased the soop yacht Merle intending 10
use 1t In the bay. They generally spent the summer
in Duxbury, and frequently sailed between this port
and that harbor
| On Thursday, July %, they lett Boston in the
| yacht. Howe left a note pinned to his fathers
cushion stating that he going to cruise around tor
two weeks. Sears went eft without saying anything
They sailed to Sandwich aud or ent Sunday IN that
place. dining with relatives OF Sears Monday eve
ming was clear and there was a fair wind blowing
when the young yacbtsmen sailed from Sandwich
Harbor They told their friends that they were gong
visit Pruvincetown On their way down th. harbor
they passed hshing smack, whch contained young
man who knew Sears he yacht sailed close to the
other vessel and Sears after greeting Li1 friend in
qured the way to Provncet0wn. The captain pointed
TO certain landmarks that would GUIDE them Alright
authentic report of their APPEARANCE on this part OF
the coast In ieT hours a terrible squall that blew
like cyclone swept that part oi the bay and the
captain of the fishing smack felt alarmed for the safety
OF the yacht aud its occupants. He said 1t was the
toughest squal he encountered, and he didn't
how the yacht could live 10 such gale, especially
as it continued TO blow hurricane alter the squall
lie mentioned this fact TO friends Duxbury and
the rumOTed loss the yacht reached the ears
OF the parents. who at DuI bury. Mr.. Sears at
Dr.v alapn hut Ot M Al
ANYTHING about the missing ones. No one could be
iourd who had the yacht the young men. until
old cartaln who cruised good deal came Tor.
ward and ssid that he had passed the Merle several
miles out on August g. This three days after the
squall and the young men bad not been seen in
port the story not believed. 1he caDtaln sald ne
had a young woman in the boat with him, and both
we're attracted bv the unusual name OF the yacnt
The parents then leeRtaphed to ports along
the north shore ana the Maine coast thinking thst the
young had put out TO during the gale and had
thus been blown toward MI. Desert or some port IN
that vicinity After several days OF waiting during
wtch nothing was heard from the missing ones tue
parents gave up the search, thinking that the Mere
had capslzed during the rqua l. Mr.. Hove did not
ee anxious Tor his son had written that ne should
be sb.ent two weeks but as the weess rolled on he
t,o became convinced that bis boz was drowned. g.
The next CHAPTER began last wednesday In the
afternoon of August 81 u chum OF young iiowe, who
was employed in tue same with him on summer
St. received through the mail letter from Philadel-
pbia. tie once struck with the fsmiiiarty Oh
the hand writing and tore open the envelope 10 learn
where Howe was. He a-toDishcd. though, TO see
that tho first thing the letter request that he
sh ,uld ke-p the matter secre. iron everybody lie
requested to tell the parents OF either OF tue
MISSING boys that they we're still alive pedging hm
by past friendship not TO "give them away" Inc
letter stated that the Merle a anch Or IN the el-
aware River, of Philadelphia that the two yachtsmen
mad enjoyed themselves hugely, ana that Doth were
we'll he receiver OF the letter requested to go
TO another Dorchester lad and find out from him all
the social gossip Of the day ana all that wac SAID
about the disap, earance. "
The young man thus pledged TO secrecy sensibly
I tn pela pt
the letter The uncle identified the writing bevond
doubt ~ that of howe he parents OF Sear, were o.
formed that the boys alive and well, but they
coull hardly believe the story The letter reqnested
that tie answer be seut to Captain John Woodbury.
'h1 .de phia Postofcr to be called ior.' The rel
stives tho BOYS Dorchester tbnudor-strnck
at the conduct OF the runaways, Dut plans were NJ
once laid 10 reach them. II possible. Mr. Sesrs went
to philadelphia Friday night and hopes to ind the
yacht before il leaves mort Neither OF the boys had
much money, and their parents are at a loss TO know
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